Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Platforms offer over 12 key benefits. Simply put, WBV dramatically enhances the two main body functions: The uptake of nutrients and oxygen by the trillions of cells in the body, and the elimination of metabolic wastes and other toxins from the trillions of cells in the body.

The Whole Body Vibration Platforms are an exciting product that has revolutionized the health and fitness industry. DKN is one of the pioneers of Whole Body Vibration Platforms. WBV (Whole Body Vibration) exercise and therapy works our body from the inside out. Gentle vibrations move into and throughout our entire body creating an efficient, effective and safe way to stimulate muscle and bone cells. WBV exercise and therapy works on the same basis as a rebounder or a trampoline, however you get a lot more G-forces (gravity forces) in a shorter period of time. These G-forces exercise the trillions of cells in the body at once by causing them to stretch and flatten, producing a pumping action to pump in nutrients and to pump out toxins. Ten minutes on a vibration platform is equal to about 60 minutes of exercise. By using a WBV platform for just a few minutes a day with almost no effort at all, it can transform your level of health and fitness. Maximum results, with minimum effort!

The first applications of vibration for the improvement of human performance were developed in ancient Greece; a saw covered in cotton was used as a tool to transmit mechanical vibrations to the part of the body that was not functioning properly.

Vibration therapy was discovered in 1857 by Swedish doctor Gustav Zander. He built many different exercise machines, some of which provided a type of vibration exercise. After exhibiting at two World Fairs, he started the Zander Institutes, (an early form of today’s health clubs) which proved to be very popular throughout the world. Then Dr. J. Harvey Kellogg, the chief surgeon for the state of Michigan, began utilizing vibration chairs, platforms and bars in his sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan as part of his “wellness” strategies for inpatient and outpatient populations. He invented a Vibration machine in 1895 to help people with constipation, headaches, and back pain, and he eventually developed a standing platform.

Russian scientists began studies of WBV in order to help rehabilitate their Cosmonauts after returning from space – repairing muscles from atrophy and bone density due to the weightlessness and lack of resistance in a zero gravity atmosphere. Scientists reasoned that providing safe and calculated vibration therapy that focused on a gravitational force could yield an effective treatment.

In 1995, a Russian Cosmonaut and a medical doctor named Valery Polakov set a world record for being in space for 438 days thanks to vibration technology. Because of the Russian’s advantage of vibration technology, their astronauts were able to stay in space for 420 + days, while American astronauts had to return after 120 days.

Today, WBV machines are produced for the home and professional market and are currently used by hundreds of outlets including chiropractors, physiotherapists, personal trainers, sporting clubs, nursing homes and retirement centers.

Vibration technology has been researched by over 30 universities worldwide to show that WBV platforms are powerful tools for complete body health. Vibration technology is used by the Russian space program and has been adopted by NASA.

The Vibration Platform produces a vibration through which energy is transferred from the platform to the body. By standing or sitting on the Platform, you will notice how your body automatically adjusts to the vibrations. This mechanical stimulus produces a stretch reflex, which, depending on the selected frequency, results in muscles vigorously contracting 20 to 50 times per second.

Exercise causes the body to tire; rest allows the body to recover. By repeating this process, the body adjusts to the level of effort, resulting in an increase in physical performance. This phenomenon, called super-compensation, similarly occurs when training on the Platform. However, compared with traditional training methods, greater results are achieved and hormonal productions are increased in much less time.

Each set is performed no longer than 30, 45 or 60 seconds in length, and training sessions on the Platform need to be performed no more than 3 to 4 times per week, with each session lasting about 10 minutes of actual time on the Platform.

Advanced Vibration Technology increases the production of regenerative and repair hormones, improves blood circulation, strengthens bone tissue, improves lymph drainage and increases basal metabolic rate.

All this results in more strength, more speed, more stamina, rapid recovery of muscle and tissue damage, increased flexibility, mobility and coordination, improves collagen production, and fat reduction.

“The new way to shake off the pounds!” TIME MAGAZINE

“If sports people had vibration training before performing … delayed onset muscle soreness would be prevented or controlled.” BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

“I have been successfully treating people with chronic pain for 20 years and if there is one really important thing that I have learnt in that time, it’s that the key component of good health is circulation. This applies to both the muscles and the body in general and it is also critical in the healing process. I have found that Whole Body Vibration is one of the best ways a person can improve their circulation and then maintain it as their body ages.” STEVE LOCKHART, LANE COVE, SYDNEY – CREATOR OF SLM BODYWORK

“For me and my trainers, it’s so very important that we use only those tools and concepts that have undergone extensive, independent research. As a result, we now utilize Vibration Training with virtually all our members because of the significant benefits we have seen and measured. WBV has become a powerful tool within the Energy Clinic to improve the fitness and health of our clients.” DUNCAN MAXWELL, CO-OWNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY CLINIC – A VERY SUCCESSFUL FITNESS STUDIO IN ADELAIDE

“We use Whole Body Vibration in our clinic and consider it an important part of our treatment for chronic back pain, general weakness, Osteoporosis and poor balance. It is also used by sports people to enhance their strength training.” KEVIN GUEST, PHYSIO FITNESS, MAROOCHYDORE, SUNSHINE COAST

“Relatively short exposure to Whole Body Vibration has been shown to increase the serum levels of testosterone and growth hormones” (which means tissue is repaired and regenerated much faster). THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

“Vibration…good therapy for people with Arthritis or Osteoporosis…” TIME MAGAZINE, SEPT 2006